The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-07-15
Friday, July 15. 1857.
Praying to the Bosses.


petition to the Bosses to grant us, the
people of Cecil. a few of their inalien'
able rights. Rather say to the
"bosses' get behind me satan and
rally the people to take hold of and
enjoy their rights. They can have
them for the picking up, if they will
think and act as free am indepen-
dent men, go to the polls and vote
for no man who is not known to be
capable and who is worthy Of public
trust. There are few prominent
measures which the people demand
to have clear understanding on from
candidates before receiving their
votes. There are some local laws
which deeply concern the people of
Cecil which should be clearly under
stood before the polls close next
November, or rather before they are
opened, 1t is not the best way to
put off questioning candidates till the
day of election. Know before hand
what their sentiments are in relation
to vital questions which press for
settlement.
The people of this county are deep
ly concerned in a proper adjustment
of the school tax. We pay greater
tax and receive less from the State
than several other counties. And al.
though this matter was laid be fore
the members of the last Legislature
they raised not finger or a voice, to
have this wrong righted. We can't
afford to continue sending those kind
of members to make laws, or rather
not to assist in having needed laws
passed. Taxation is grinding our
farmers down, and the turden is be-
coming 40 heavy that many are ready
to sink under it. The property of
Cecil county probably pays heavier
State tax than that of any other
county in the State.
The railroad property of the state
pays, as whole, comparatively
nothing. This abuse should not
longer be continued. Education
needs thorough overhauliug, and a
more practical direction given
that which is controlled by the State.
The agricultural college should be
entirely reformed, and the present
one reformed entirely out of exist
ence as far as its practices are con-
cerned and the public money appro-
priated for the purpose of an agricul.
tural college and experimental sta.
ton applied to such institutions in
fact and not in name only.
Prohibition of the liquor trade
should find its strongest supporters
in the members from this county,
who should be able and ever ready
to. lend helping hand to other
counties in freeing their people of
this public curse and giant evil of the
age. These are few of the leading
questions which we should select
men able to handle and represent the
county in the Legislature with hon.
esty and ability. The primaries of
one old party are near at hand, and
we find the same old ring masters
planning and pickering among them
selves in the old fashion, dividing,
apportioning, balancing and trim
ming, casting lots, as it were, for the
peoples raiment to divide it among
themselves. What vital questions to
be addressed, and what public inter-
ests are to be subserved by the men
who are to represent US in the legis.
lature are never mentioned or appar.
emily even thought of by these men
who are just now so anxious and
busy with public affairs, and fixing"
political business for the public, the
property own ers, the tax payers the
industry of county and state. 1t is
quite time to break this business up,
and hold primary meetings Tor def.
mite objects to advance the common
interest. The seryitudc OF party must
ere long give way to service for the
public good, and political parties
must define what they claim to exist
for. or public convention will be